12.17 yo na hṛṣyati na dveṣṭi (Original)

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Chapter 12

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yo na hṛṣyati na dveṣṭi
na śocati na kāṅkṣati
śubhāśubha-parityāgī
bhaktimān yaḥ sa me priyaḥ

‘Who exults not, hates not, grieves not, craves
not, the renouncer of good and evil, that Bhakta is dear to Me.’

The karma-yogī who exults not on obtaining things which cause joy to mankind;

Hates not on the reverse of the above happening;

Grieves not over events which cause grief to mankind such as the loss of wife, son, wealth etc;

Craves not that such prosperity should accrue to him;

The renouncer of both good and evil, inasmuch as both merit and sin are one like the other in causing bondage;

Such a Bhakta is dear to Me.

>> Chapter 12 verse 18

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